I’m no expert. I’m not a psychologist, counselor or
therapist. But I do have common sense, life experience and friends. And, well,
you know, women love to talk. We especially like to talk about men. What’s
wrong with them, what we’d change, and what we wish we had known before we made
a lifetime commitment.
Then we read a romance novel. The hero is gorgeous, exciting
and oh, so perfect! He never leaves a pile of dirty clothes on the floor and
his whispered endearments are music to our ears. And if we’re reading romantic
suspense, the macho factor goes through the roof.
Here’s the thing: Romance novels are written by women. So of
course, we make the heroes conform to ideals. Fortunately, we live in the real
world. I say fortunately, because face it, the heroines in romances are pretty
perfect, too. Quite frankly, I can’t
live up to that pressure on a daily basis.
In the real world our heroes are accountants, mechanics and
utility workers. And if they’re faithful providers, engaged fathers and
spiritual leaders shouldn’t that be enough? Does it really matter that they
don’t fold the towels the same way we do? Isn’t it enough that they fold them?
So on this blog I’m going to share some of my thoughts about
finding our hero, whether we’re looking across the kitchen table, searching for
some heroic quality in our partner of twenty years or still waiting for him to
arrive on the scene. I’d love your feedback, so what makes your hero appealing?
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